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Northwood Space raises $100M Series B, wins $49M U.S. Space Force Satellite Control Network award

Northwood Space closed a $100 million Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z, with participation from Alpine Space Ventures, and won a $49 million U.S. Space Force award to support the Satellite Control Network (SCN). The funding will scale the startup’s satellite command-and-control services.

Discovered 2026-01-27T02:33:22.784221-08:00 | 2026-01-27T02:33:22.784221-08:00

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  • Northwood secured a $100M Series B and a $49M Space Force award to support the Satellite Control Network (SCN), giving the company immediate revenue and program validation.

  • The round was led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z, signaling institutional capital backing for ground‑services firms and building on Washington Harbour’s recent space investments ([source:7a045cf6-d131-4f41-ab39-ad48578ed181]) and follow‑on portfolio moves ([source:116388b5-4e3a-4e31-916d-00f841462248]).

  • The Space Force SCN award places a commercial ground‑station provider into critical national‑security infrastructure amid a broader surge in space‑services funding and commercialization trends ([source:81bc7f4b-9d85-490e-88dd-e55526fd0306]).

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